Question

a graduate student designs a research study. she hopes to show that the results of her experiment are statistically significant. what type of p - value indicates statistically significant results? a. a large p - value b. a small p - value c. the magnitude of a p - value has no impact on statistical significance.

Explanation:

In hypothesis - testing, a small p - value (usually less than a pre - determined significance level like 0.05) indicates that the observed data is unlikely to have occurred under the null hypothesis. So, it provides evidence against the null hypothesis and implies statistical significance.

Answer:

B. A small p - value